James, paralized in a car accident, is now in a wheelchair and he's furious. The teenage driver of the car that hit him was killed in the accident, so James can't believe his eyes when he sees him walking down the street. Despite his wheels, he decides to play detective and the driver's sister joins him in the hunt for the 'dead man walking'. They discover an unsuspected co-driver who fled the scene of the accident, leaving the dead teenager to take the blame. The girl takes no notice of James's wheelchair, treating him as she would any other mate, and so he begins to accept things and live a life again.

Wheels

Cathy MacPhail

Children's Books

Puffin

A new series by Cathy MacPhail - winner of the Kathleen Fidler Award, and author of the best-selling Missing, Bad Girls and Dark Waters. This hilarious series for younger readers is a new departure for Cathy. Stephanie and Ewen's parents are off for a second honeymoon - leaving Granny Nothing in charge. Two weeks of mystery mince with Granny Nothing's special ingredient...Luckily Dad's left lots of money for takeaways. Interesting stuff is happening at school. Profesor Gray is running an Antiques Roadshow event and everyone has to bring in something old. There just happens to be a Shrunken Head in Granny Nothing's battered suitcase...

Granny Nothing and the Shrunken Head

scholastic

Granny Nothing

A new series by Cathy MacPhail - winner of the Kathleen Fidler Award, and author of the best-selling Missing, Bad Girls and Dark Waters. This hilarious series for younger readers is a new departure for Cathy. When enormous, rhinoceros-lookalike Granny Nothing arrives on the McAllisters' doorstep it's a big shock for Stephanie and Ewen. They didn't even know she existed! Now Granny Nothing is making up for lost time, sorting out the vicious rottweilers from next door, the sadistic Nanny Sue, and Ewen's problems with the school bully. But not everyone's happy with Granny Nothing's methods...

HIPPO/SCHOLASTIC

<p>This title is for the age-range: 12+. Maxine's parents have had to do perhaps the worst possible thing: confirm the identity of her brother Derek's body by the clothes he was wearing when he disappeared. So the brother who was missing is now officially dead. But then the worst possible thing really happens: Maxine receives a telephone call from somebody saying he is her brother. She can hardly believe her ears. Has Derek come back from the dead? In this pacy thriller, the author manages to confront many issues including: how different people deal with grief/the very under-rated effect of severe bullying at school/sibling rivalry - all in a fast-paced compelling narrative voice.</p>

Missing

Bloomsbury Childrens Books

Maxine's parents have to do the worst thing possible - identify her brother Derek's body from the clothes he was wearing when he disappeared. But then Maxine receives a telephone call from someone claiming to be her brother. The story confronts issues of grief, severe bullying and sibling rivalry.

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.

'Ivy turned on her. 'I told you I'd get you, didn't I? Well,' her next words sent shivers through Katie. 'Tonight's the night.' Katie is being bullied at school - and cannot get anyone to believe her. She feels frightened and alone. Until one day when she is cornered by Ivy and her fellow bullies on the town dump. Katie is terrified, there is nowhere left to run. But suddenly, as if by magic, a girl called Zan rises from the rubbish in the dump and leaps to Katie's defence. But Zan is not willing to talk to Katie - all she wishes to do is keep her identity a secret. Slowly Katies learns the truth about Zan, and when she does, she realises Zan has much more to lose than the safety of her cardboard box. A gripping story that really brings the issue of bullying to a head. This is Catherine MacPhail's first novel for children, which she wrote as a result of her own daughter being bullied at school.

Run, Zan, Run

'Young adult fiction is going from strength to strength, led by authors like Catherine MacPhail' Bookseller This is another classic Catherine MacPhail title -her second novel after Run Zan Run. Kerry and her mum have recently moved into new council accommodation in a tower block. Kerry's dad has recently left them, and Kerry and her mum are forging a new life together. But Kerry's mum is not the calmest or the most patient of people, particularly when it comes to getting on with the new neighbours. And when Kerry's mum refuses to be intimidated by Ma Lafferty, the local moneylender, Kerry finds out that Ma Lafferty's daughter more than takes after her mother A brilliantly topical story with flashes of humour detailing how a whole community can suffer from a few individuals.

Fighting Back

Bloomsbury Pub Ltd

'Ivy turned on her. 'I told you I'd get you, didn't I? Well,' her next words sent shivers through Katie. 'Tonight's the night.' Katie is being bullied at school - and cannot get anyone to believe her. She feels frightened and alone. Until one day when she is cornered by Ivy and her fellow bullies on the town dump. Katie is terrified, there is nowhere left to run. But suddenly, as if by magic, a girl called Zan rises from the rubbish in the dump and leaps to Katie's defence. But Zan is not willing to talk to Katie - all she wishes to do is keep her identity a secret. Slowly Katie learns the truth about Zan, and when she does, she realises Zan has much more to lose than the safety of her cardboard box. A gripping story that really brings the issue of bullying to a head. This is Catherine MacPhail's first novel for children, which she wrote as a result of her own daughter being bullied at school.

Literature & Fiction

Macmillan

Hannah Driscoll is part of a gang called the Lip Gloss Girls. The gang spends most of their spare time together - or baiting the rival gang the Hell Cats. The two gangs constantly square up to each other and vie for which gang can fight the best - whether it be at school, in the park or on the train. Hannah feels safe and comfortable within the gang - until she is accused of betraying the Lip Gloss Girls. All of a sudden Hannah is made to feel what it is like to be cast out and surrounded by enemies...

Worse Than Boys

Sophie Aldred

Chivers North America

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Wheels

Granny Nothing and the Shrunken Head

Granny Nothing

Missing

Missing

Run, Zan, Run

Fighting Back

Run, Zan, Run

Worse Than Boys

Granny Nothing